This Greek Revival landmark was originally the home of General Elias H. Beall (c.1783-1866), who helped established a trading post that became the city of Columbus for Governor John Forsyth. Beall, a native of Guilford County, North Carolina, migrated to Georgia with his parents in the 1790s. He and his first wife, Mary “Polly” Beall, moved to Oglethorpe County in 1808 and by 1824 were residing in Monroe County, where Beall was a Presidential Elector. In the 1830s, they were living in Macon. At some point Beall moved to present-day Hamilton, Georgia, where he built this house circa 1847. He moved to Texas within just a few years of building this house.
After the Civil War, the house was purchased by James Monroe Mobley. It is also known as the Beall-Mobley-Williams House.
Curiously, a portion of the house is used today as a Subway restaurant. An architect was used to do the modification and I presume he was sensitive to preserving the historical importance of the house.
Would love any additional information about this home. My great great Grandfather was a Senator in Ga (the oldest home in Carrollton, Ga belonged to his father in law — Wooten— before being given to Captain Benjamin McFarland Long) my husband and I purchased his identical home in Cordova Alabama last year. It received a direct hit from an F4 tornado 12 years ago and is still “uninhabitable” but we are working on restoring it to live there eventually. We have sourced antique heart pine lumber from a civil war nailery to rebuild the home and repair damage but any and all information about how it once looked before my great great aunt renovated in 1920 would be very much appreciated! Our Instagram account dedicated to the Long House is @legacyrestored_thelonghouse. Thank you!!